Position Title: Archival and Curatorial Assistant Intern
Background: The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (FRSP) includes a variety of historical documents. These documents represent the park's history dating back to the 1930's. They provide insight into past plans and practices that directly affect current resource management projects. The documents are improperly stored and at varying levels of decay. This project will preserve and protect the original documents and provide proper storage. It will also allow for these documents to be easily shared and readily accessible by all staff.
In addition, FRSP includes a museum collection of artifacts related to the American Civil War battles in Fredericksburg, VA, and surrounding counties. Over the past 50 years, FRSP’s museum collection has outgrown its current space and the conditions are no longer appropriate for safe object storage. FRSP is creating a new space by rehabilitating a 1930’s War Department … [Read more...]

The Valentine Richmond History Center (http://www.richmondhistorycenter.com/) is about to reopen a renovated facility that has been worked on for a couple of years. The inauguration events will take place during the third week in October and include parties and celebrations for which the museum is looking for volunteers to help primarily with crowd control and passing out programs.
If you are interesting in getting some volunteer/events experience please contact Marisa Day, Assistant Director of Public Programs at
mday at richmondhistorycenter dot com or p. 804.649.0711 ext 317.
It should be a really fun experience, plus an opportunity to dress up and get a sneak peak at the renovations.
Here is the schedule:
Sunday, October 19th:
4-5 needed for nametag/program stuffing (time wise, I would say lunchtime to afternoon)
4-5 needed for set up for Monday night event (manual labor)
Tuesday, October 21st: History Makers Event
10 volunteers needed for the … [Read more...]

Spotsylvania County Museum is involved in numerous activities that offer meaningful learning opportunities for student interns in a wide spectrum of museum disciplines and levels of sophistication. These opportunities exist now, and are expected to continue for many years, as the Museum expands its activities. Under general direction from County Museum Director and staff, interns will be assigned a project, topic or task for investigation, evaluation, or action in in the field of Collections Management working with the museum’s Collections, Archives and/or Library. All work will be evaluated, both in dialogue and in writing. For those students who will earn course credit, a formal process will be used in conformance with the professor’s or college’s requirements. A successful candidate must be able to work well in a team environment; have above average multitasking skills; have solid verbal/written communication skills; have a working knowledge of Past Perfect museum software and … [Read more...]

Position Title: Curatorial Assistant Intern
Background: The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (FRSP) includes a museum collection of artifacts related to the American Civil War battles in Fredericksburg, VA, and surrounding counties. Over the past 50 years, FRSP’s museum collection has outgrown its current space and the conditions are no longer appropriate for safe object storage. FRSP is creating a new space by rehabilitating a 1930’s War Department building and outfitting it with brand new cabinets and compact-mobile open shelving. In October 2014, FRSP will relocate the museum collection and needs assistance.
Description: First, the intern will inventory and photograph ALL artifacts in storage (approximately 4,600 artifacts; inventory sheet and camera will be provided). During this time, the intern may be asked to assist with other projects such as environmental monitoring and research inquiries. Next, the intern will assist with packing artifacts to be … [Read more...]

The Valentine Richmond History Center is currently accepting applications for the following Fall 2014 unpaid internships (click internship to download the job description):
Community Conversations Intern
Development Intern
Museum Store Merchandising Intern
Social Media Intern
Deadline for Fall Internships is August 1, 2014
Unpaid internships are available year-round for undergraduate and graduate students interested in receiving course credit for hands on museum experience. Recent graduates looking for hands-on experience or should consider applying to volunteer with the History Center. Want to know what its like to have an internship at the Valentine? Check out a recent fall intern's take on her experiences here!
To apply for a General Internship: Send a completed internship application along with your resume, cover letter, unofficial transcript and one letter of recommendation to to the Assistant Director of Education. Your cover letter should include three … [Read more...]

Organization Description
The National Sporting Library & Museum, located in historic Middleburg, Virginia, is dedicated to preserving, sharing and promoting the literature and art of equestrian, angling and field sports. Founded in 1954, the institution houses over 26,000 books dating from the 16th thru 21st centuries. The Museum displays artwork from the NSLM permanent collection as well as rotating temporary loan exhibitions. The permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture and works on paper by American, British and European artists ranging from the 18th to 21st centuries. For more information about the institution and programming, please visit www.nsl.org.
Position Description
The NSLM Curatorial Department is seeking an Intern for Summer 2014. The intern will work directly with curatorial staff to assist with inventory of the permanent collection of art, to include paintings, sculpture and works on paper. Intern will have the opportunity to learn about standard … [Read more...]

Expected Dates: June 2, 2014 to August 24, 2014
Site: Prince William Forest Park
Position ID: PO-00498677
Prince William Forest Park is seeking a 12-week Museum intern beginning in June 2014. The Museum intern would work closely with the Cultural Resource Specialist on the Park’s museum collection, and library. The intern would receive training on caring and handling museum objects, utilizing Department of Interior Museum Collections program ICMS, as well as other on the job training. The intern would catalog and prepare museum objects for accession; utilize ICMS to accession objects and conduct research in Park’s collection; assist in deaccessioning museum objects; catalog and label library book using the Procite library software, digitize slides for Park library; assist with annual Museum Collections inventory.
The park’s goal is to develop a youth intern’s skills in Museum management and provide exposure to the interdisciplinary ﬁeld of Cultural Resources … [Read more...]

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site celebrates the famous American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, an artist of the Beaux-Arts period classically trained in clay, whose works range from bas-reliefs and numismatic designs to bronze sculptures. Among his well-known works were Civil War memorials such as; the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common which commemorates Shaw and the African-American 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and a portrayal of the 16th American President Abraham Lincoln: The Man (also called Standing Lincoln) at Lincoln Park in Chicago.
The historic site comprises the artist’s house featuring original furnishings, his studio displaying plaster works and galleries showcasing bronze reliefs. Outdoor bronze sculptures are admired amid the grounds and historic gardens. Daily tours, weekend concerts, special exhibits and events occur throughout the season. The park is one of the few National Parks accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and our … [Read more...]